Legislation -
Bill Passed
(Senate)
(27-23) -
April 20, 2011(Key vote)

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote to pass a bill that eliminates county mental health systems and establishes a statewide mental health system.

Highlights:

Requires the state of Iowa to fund the nonfederal share of adult mental disability services paid by the Medicaid program, whereas existing law required counties to provide this funding (Sec. 1).

Authorizes the state to retain the following funding sources currently distributed to the counties for adult disability services (Sec. 1):

Appropriations made for purposes of the mental health and developmental disabilities community services fund;

Appropriations made for purposes of the allowed growth factor adjustment; and

Appropriation made for the property tax relief fund.

Requires the Department of Human Services to develop a plan to provide publicly funded disability services to adults in need that incorporates certain items including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):

Eligibility criteria for the individuals to be served by the mental health system;

The array of core services and support to be included in regional adult disability services plans;